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Tas etbsf 0sy iAsse Appeared 10 the
Peace Coeft reports = record u TIE fscs
thst J0seeh gost rs convicted If sespiag
hls sayoon oIen GA sunday snd nuea So.
in Asas4Y n,kbts proceedings u ths
esaaef "Rab suish reported AIr. 5 0gs %
ths CeaGeii With abs idea Vi cany inE sut
sls 4oa Hsyor DiKen4ns pes heu2e Of
issok.ng licenses.
Now marx ~hsI tAis orsnse consisted Of
joseph Noz. - = ssll-t0-do respectable
German. Who -regs oeeF saloon ga Front
81. over ths nser. lie las lzFse family "
children. A Se~k as0 last sunday he ~as
aS4Y if0m home. a. vas also bis eldest sch
aud the next 60 the eldest The curtains ~
Tie saloon were pulled np 81 hat all
psssefsty could look through the pace
lhe policemen ia citizens clothes walked
up the front stairway that leads into Ar.
NOgts living apartments, thence went
through the hall al doWn the "a stair
way into the ssiO0n. where there was iit-
tie boy eight or nine years OF age. The
little fellow was piainiy visible from the
street
You got some beer here, roy. hayea's
your asked one.
''4es. sir." iunocently answered the little
feliOw
well, you draw Us couple Of glasses
from that Seg.
fhe boy lid ss he Was bid and the sneak
ing towards isft a dime on the counter aud
walked 40 the back stairs aud down Tue
front leaving the little fellow whose inno-
cent action cost his father me OF 80 and
the costa
All this was brought out At the trial, but
the Police Department say that II was the
admissions OF another witness that convict
Ell Nogt This other witness was Joseph
Berries Jr.. who was making a call on Miss
Nogt, the older daughter, every Sunday and
sometimes on week day indeed, he has
already come 10 be regarded as one OF the
family. MIR. Berries on being asked in Court
whether be had ever drank anything az
NOgtS on Sunday admitted that he drank d
glass OF liquor a. the invitation OF Mrs.
Nogt on the very Sunday in question:
And for this NOgt was hauled into the
Police Court upon re rnaton furnished
By couple Of psi1 oi the city govern
ment, and lined 500
The TELgSR4N-HgRAIph has no interest in
Mr.. Eogt. We understand he IS well able
10 contribute so TO the city government,
bat we ask the decent, lss-loyng people Of
this city if they countsnsnce such tres
passing upon individual rights as the aboye9
III the people can stand II, the IELEGRAM-
HFRALD can.
The following appeared in the Sunday
edition OF the Grand Rapids GeImaniG, July
80. 1857.
AT the last regular meeting of Board OF
Police and Fire Commissioners Thomas NJ.
Mccarthy and j. r. Dennison were ap-
pointed police constsbles. Clerk J. G.
Johnson made application for leave of
absence for one month 10 take effect Aug.
l3. Stays the same article the leave of
absence OF Clerk J. c Johnson should be
extended forever, since he IS acting a spy.
his statement in cour, in the case OF Joseph
Vogl for keeping bis saloon open on sun
day has proven CLERK Johnson 20 be a
ialsifyer as il was shown by some of
the most honorable citizens that Mr..
Joseph Nogt was out OF town and not
as represented by Clerk johnson that
Joseph NOgt, senior was present when he
received drink: II be got drink he must
have received it from one OF Mr.. Nogts
children. who innocently obliged the spy
ing gentleman. What Is the use Of Judge
and jury If the lying statement Of MINOR
il taken in preference TO old and honorable
citizens If the authorities intend 10 better
the social and moral condition of this city.
it can be done without the use of wolves
in sleeps clothing